Square Enix Ltd., today announced they are bringing FINAL FANTASY XV to Windows PC. Set for release in early 2018, FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION comes loaded with NVIDIA GameWorks technology and other advanced PC features adding cutting-edge graphics and physics simulation technologies with support for NVIDIA’s capture and share tools.

SQUARE ENIX will use its cutting-edge Luminous Engine* together with NVIDIA GameWorks and other advanced technologies to make FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION the definitive version of the game with support for native 4K and 8K resolutions, as well as HDR10 and DOLBY ATMOS. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION boasts a wealth of bonus content from the console versions originally available through the Season Pass and free updates, while the addition of a new first-person mode allows a more immersive experience than ever before.

“With the help of NVIDIA, we are creating a stunning visual experience in FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION, one worthy of this beloved franchise,” said Hajime Tabata, Director of FINAL FANTASY XV at SQUARE ENIX. “NVIDIA pushes the pace of innovation in our industry, and that benefits gamers and developers alike.”

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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION will include the following GameWorks technology for real-time graphics and physics simulations:
NVIDIA Flow – to create dynamic, combustible fluid, fire and smoke.
NVIDIA HairWorks – to create dynamic, life-like hair and fur for characters, animals and monsters that inhabit the game.
NVIDIA ShadowWorks – to enable characters to cast shadows on themselves.
NVIDIA Turf Effects – to create dynamic grass and vegetation in the game environment.
NVIDIA VXAO – adds depth and realism based on the physics principles shadows and light.

There is also support for both GeForce Experience capture and share tools:
NVIDIA Ansel an in-game photography tool that allows gamers to compose shots from any position, adjust with post-process filters, capture HDR images in high fidelity formats, and share screenshots in 360 via a smartphone, PC or VR headset.
NVIDIA ShadowPlay Highlights automatically captures a gamer’s greatest gaming achievements in video and screenshot and enables seamless sharing through social channels.

FINAL FANTASY WINDOWS EDITION will be available Early 2018 for Windows PC.

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[LightyKD]

Windows Store or Steam???

 

[sarkwalvein]

Windows Store or Steam???

Windows Stream

AFAIK it's unknown
PS: of course it is unknown only until you read it comes to Steam.

 

[Enlapse]

I've read some messages saying that it's played badly in PS4. To be honest, I have a PS4 Pro and I have played flawlessly from the beginning to the end (in terms of FPS and drops) at 1080p. Since there is no FPS meter, I would tell, (before the "60FPS" patch) that the game was running about 40FPS+ without drops and after the patch, even better. I can't assure that it was 60FPS but it was pretty decent. So people, I know it's not like PC but saying that the PS4 version runs "bad", it's just a hater that can't argue and be logical.

The PS4 version runs pretty well. That's a fact. Every statement that the PS4 version runs "bad" and < 40 FPS is just a lie.

Now with the PC release, it looks fantastic. It was a matter of time, anyways.

 

[Xzi]

I've read some messages saying that it's played badly in PS4. To be honest, I have a PS4 Pro and I have played flawlessly from the beginning to the end (in terms of FPS and drops) at 1080p. Since there is no FPS meter, I would tell, (before the "60FPS" patch) that the game was running about 40FPS+ without drops and after the patch, even better. I can't assure that it was 60FPS but it was pretty decent. So people, I know it's not like PC but saying that the PS4 version runs "bad", it's just a hater that can't argue and be logical.

The fact that it runs fine on Pro doesn't change its performance on the base PS4. I'm sure it's not unplayable, but 1080p at 30 FPS and/or a ton of slowing is pretty bad by my standards. Especially since gaming PCs will do a steady 60 FPS at 1440p/4K as long as they optimize it well.

 

[ut2k4master]

Windows Store or Steam???

both + origin

 

[Enlapse]

The fact that it runs fine on Pro doesn't change its performance on the base PS4. I'm sure it's not unplayable, but 1080p at 30 FPS and/or a ton of slowing is pretty bad by my standards. Especially since gaming PCs will do a steady 60 FPS at 1440p/4K as long as they optimize it well.

Sure, you're right. I'm not defending how it is supposed or not supposed to a console run, but you are comparing a (maximum) 400€ console with a computer that can run the same game with the same quality, at the same speed that costs more

 

[Lord M]

Well, the worst shitty trash game of human history...

 

[71r3n]

I am excited for FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION.

Seriously, I loved the game on PS4, can't wait to try FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION on the computer with all the enhancements FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION will offer.

I see what you did there... ^^

 

[Jonna]

Well, the worst shitty trash game of human history...

Big Rigs?

 

[Xzi]

Well, the worst shitty trash game of human history...

There's a long list of games worse than FFXV but better than ET and Superman 64.

 

[Lord M]

There's a long list of games worse than FFXV but better than ET and Superman 64.

Maybe, but in those games there's no drugged masturbator Prompto (The WORST Fictional Character of all time!) or stupid retarded selfies, and don't count how FF XV take care much more (only) about graphic and useless visual effects over storyplot, making good decent characters and solid gameplay (like the 98% of all ps4 titles; the remaining 1% are games cloned from each others and another 1% are remastered and remakes). Wiht FF XV you pratically waste 60-80 buckets for nothing.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Maybe, but in those games there's no drugged masturbator Prompto (The WORST Fictional Character of all time!) or stupid retarded selfies, and don't count how FF XV take care much more (only) about graphic and useless visual effects over storyplot, making good decent characters and solid gameplay (like the 98% of all ps4 titles; the remaining 1% are games cloned from each others and another 1% are remastered and remakes). Wiht FF XV you pratically waste 60-80 buckets for nothing.

LOL, you are triggered about the weirdest things.
But I agree it is a waste of time/money and a big disappointment.
IMHO they made very bad decisions regarding story-telling, character and world development.
They weren't able to hook me to the characters, and specially to the locations and cities.
I stand by what I wrote in the spoiler of my previous post. For me not to be disappointed they need to fix all of that in the list.

 

[Joe88]

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION will include the following GimpWorks technology for real-time graphics and physics simulations:

fixed that for you

 

[Lord M]

LOL, you are triggered about the weirdest things.
But I agree it is a waste of time/money and a big disappointment.
IMHO they made very bad decisions regarding story-telling, character and world development.
They weren't able to hook me to the characters, and specially to the locations and cities.
I stand by what I wrote in the spoiler of my previous post. For me not to be disappointed they need to fix all of that in the list.

You forgot step 14. Remove that shitty Prompto or bring back his Versus XIII version.
And yes, grenade-like system magics is a total shame; FF XVI will be CoD-like FPS sure.
And... over 20 years of this saga, ALL FF have a female character playable. So i suppose FF XV is for gays because is a gay boy-band simulator.

FF XV world is empty, like his characters, his storyplot and his devs brain.

 

[sarkwalvein]

And... over 20 years of this saga, ALL FF have a female character playable. So i suppose FF XV is for gays because is a gay boy-band simulator.

Probably, a bad-ass female magic powerhouse like e.g. Celes is really missed in this game.
They could have made Lunafreya into one, perhaps...
And add Iris to the party, as some physical attack based character,
and well... Aranea too, she is in there, should have been playable from the get go.
Also it would have been great to be able to choose the character you use to fight.
Meh, a lot of missed opportunities.

But the worst is that all characters feel superfluous, the plot, storytelling and character development fail badly.

 

[DarthDub]

8K is a resolution now?

 

[Xzi]

8K is a resolution now?

It has existed as a resolution for some time now, but that doesn't mean anything is powerful enough to play games at a decent frame rate in that resolution. Maybe Quad-SLI with the newest Titan?

 

[codezer0]

I'll believe it when the reviews are out. Keep in mind, this is the same company that decided to hard lock their last numbered release to 720p with no graphics or control options at all. Their history of PC release treatment begs for caution... and for the love of god, don't preorder it!

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8K is a resolution now?

Where have you been? Linus just made a 16K setup with about 16 4K monitors. Took 4 Quadro cards using Mosaic mode, but it did work.

 

[71r3n]

There's a long list of games worse than FFXV but better than ET and Superman 64.

Fuck... now you killed the universe man, spelling out a paradoxon.
How can SM64 or even ET be worse than FFXV? ^^

 

[Ryu Kenshin]

Minimum requirement specs:

• Intel Core I7
• GPU nVidia 1080 Ti
• 18 GB RAM DRR4
• 170 GB HDD